Background Antenatal care uptake is among the key indicators for monitoring the progress
of maternal outcomes. Early initiation of antenatal care facilitates the timely management …

Background Skilled attendants during labor, delivery, and in the early postpartum period,
can prevent up to 75% or more of maternal death. However, in many developing countries …

Introduction Despite the international emphasis in the last few years on the need to address
the unmet health needs of pregnant women and children, progress in reducing maternal …

Objectives Maternal and neonatal healthcare outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain
poor despite decades of different health service delivery interventions and stakeholder …

Background Mass media is critical in disseminating public health information, improving
health knowledge and changing health behaviours. However, most of the mass media …

Background In 2015 the maternal mortality ratio for Ethiopia was 353 per 100,000 live births.
Large numbers of women do not use maternal health services. This study aimed to identify …

Mothers and their newborns are vulnerable to illnesses and deaths during the postnatal
period. More than half a million women each year die of causes related to pregnancy and …

Introduction Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are highly prevalent among African migrants
compared with European descent populations. The underlying reasons still remain a puzzle …

Background Ethiopia is one of the ten countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths
globally, and only 1 in 10 women deliver with a skilled attendant. Promotion of essential …

Abstract Background In Ethiopia most childbirth occurs at home and is not assisted by skilled
birth attendants. On the other hand having a birth attendant with midwifery skills during child …